John's answers are up--
 

Check out the Q&A, the first batch are in. :thumbsup:

-Lis

Okay - I started to cry when reading his answers. I am in awe and humbled to have one of the Mac, much less the "Mac" of FM. SHEEBUS!!!!!!!

Thanks to John and Marty and Lisa for all of their efforts!!!!!!!!!

:woohoo:

OMG this one's my favorite so far.

LITERALLY UP IN THE AIR :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Yay!!!!
 

For some reason when I try and click on the link to ask questions, it does nothing. :confused: Little help please....
Brit

Ditto! This is great! :thumbsup:

Hi Brit--

If you are having problems with the link, use this direct one to ask a question:

http://www.fleetwoodmac.net/penguin/qa/question/

Hope that helps!

- Marty

Thank You sooooo much! :xoxo:
Brit

John is so friendly and down-to-earth! I don't know what to ask either!

I'm stupid, so I paid him a compliment, then asked if he was still a repub. I loved his answers, he is friendly and FUNNY and self depracating. and he didn't seem to give "pat" answers like some others i read, like he really told a nice little story with a joke for his answers...*sigh* I love john.... :p
AMber

Ok, not to sound dumb but I know it said only submit one question at a time. So I didn't but I sent 2 questions back to back. If they do get answered will both questions be posted? Just want to make sure.
Brit

>>>Ok, not to sound dumb but I know it said only submit one question at a time. So I didn't but I sent 2 questions back to back. If they do get answered will both questions be posted? Just want to make sure.>>

I will combine them for you if they end up in the 'out' pile, since they are fairly short.

Haven't heard from him since yesterday AM, hope his internet access wasn't affected by the earthquake! :confused: As soon as we get new replies they'll be posted ASAP. He said it might be sporadic. I'm waiting for 4 to be sent back, then the next batch of ?'s will go out to him. We are getting so many good ones in...

-Lis

Just an update--

Heard from him today; more replies may be coming in Saturday or Sunday.

-Lis

Come on John, we're running out of time for Sunday to count. Geesh even with a Q and A, it's hard to get him to talk much :laugh:

Just Kidding of course. I'm just THRILLED he's doing this AT ALL, and his answers are nice and thourough and funny, I just hope the next time we get answers it's a LARGE amount of answers.

I know, guys.... patience.... as soon as we get replies in, they will go up. I'm as anxious as the rest of you to see more answers. But the man does have a boat, you know.... first things first. :p



--Lis

Aaaaayeeeeee!!!!!
 

He answered my question!!! I'm so excited!!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you John! YOU are 'da MAN!!!!!!

Thanks Marty and Lisa--this is too great for words!

:] :] :] :] :]

When he said:

We were going to sustitute Barnyard animal noises in Mick's "World Turning" vest for the last show but the tech got cold feet.

I almost fell out of my chair!!!!!!!!! :laugh: :laugh:

He really didn't answer the question about the walkers at all :laugh:

glad to see her answered my Kerry question :

Hello Mr. McVie,

Thanks so much for taking our questions. First off I just wanna say you are the backbone of Fleetwood Mac, and your bass playing is the best in rock music. I hope I can meet you someday. My question though, is kind of not music-related though. Lindsey Buckingham has referred to you in interviews as a "staunch republican," so my question has two parts. First off are you now an official US Citizen and eligible to vote here? Secondly, a fan who got the backstage tour from the Fan Club on this tour, said your tour road case had a JOHN KERRY for PRESIDENT sticker on the side. Is that true, and are you a US Citizen, and if it is true was it put there as a joke of some sort? Thanks! (Chris McLeod, Locust Grove, Georgia, U.S.A.)


Hi Chris,
Thanks for the questions. I've been a citizen since 1986. I think I still have "dual citizenship" with the U.K. but I figure I'll be here for awhile.

"They" put the "Kerry" sticker on my case for a joke. It's not there anymore!!

Thanks again! McVie

oh, good, i wanted to know if he was still a repub. It's so weird how he's so cool, and seemingly so smart, yet...Repub? (no offense to gypsysorcerer or greatdarkwing! :laugh: )

One can be socially liberal but politically conservative. Down here in the South I'm drowning in a sea of rebublicans... but some are very cool! :lol: All of my "fag hags" and even my parents are repubs. But they all love gay folks, love my boyfriend, and feel we should have equal rights and protections legally as straight folks. But for issues that are more defining to them they are republican. For my girl friends it's abortion. I'm as anti-abortion as you can imagine, but that issue alone cannot make me forgive the republican party of it's other stances on other issues. For my parents it's the defense issue. Way before 9/11 they felt Clinton was too soft on defense, and wasn't being proactive with some of the situations of the day regarding defense. So to them that was their defining issue. We all just have to keep reminding ourselves that just because someone is a republican doesn't mean that they support all of the current president's policies. None of us democrats can say we totally 100% agree with every policy our party stands for either. I personally couldn't have given a damn about politics until Dubya came along and attacked Iraq... then went on a spiraling path downward from there (Patriot Act, deficit, Marriage amendment, etc). And I think once he's out of office the country will cease being this divided. But this is the wrong forum for this... so I'll stop my rant :lol:

I too have been enjoying John's Q&A. I just wish he'd answer more questions.. and faster :distress: . He can't be THAT busy nowadays :laugh: .

[I too have been enjoying John's Q&A. I just wish he'd answer more questions.. and faster :distress: . He can't be THAT busy nowadays :laugh: .[/QUOTE]



LouieLouie, I agree w/ all the stuff you wrote above re: 'politics', well said.

Just wanted to add that although the time to submit ?'s ends on the 10th, I did tell him that does not mean HE has to be done by then. I am hoping that he'll keep at it for awhile after that, however sporadically...we have gotten almost 200 questions in (I think he broke the record for # submitted in so few days) --but so far I have pulled about 30 that I would like to still send to him, and I'm sure a few more will come in within the next few days that will be added to that. I am trying to get ones that range through all the eras; there's a lot to cover in a 40 yr career. Frankly if it takes him 6 mos to do those 30 it would still be well worth the wait, IMO.

Obviously I cannot apply any pressure here. :laugh: Whatever he wants to answer, however long he wants to do it for, is A-OK with me, end of story!

-Lis

Lis

I, and I think I safely can say we Ledgies, are humbled by your continued efforts and are all in deepest gratitude to you all and, of course, the talented John McVie!!!!!!

Hugs

Jason

Aren't you sweet. :) Thanks for the kind words. And thanks for all the great ?'s you folks have sent in. And for your patience. :p

-Lis

:laugh: :laugh: None taken........:)

OK, the man's on a roll. More answers went up today, Oct. 8th! He's a pip. :)

-Lis

Cool....
 

he answered my 3 short bass related questions...I just knew he had to love Paul McCartney's bass lines, Just knew it :)

Made my suckassed day better already...

Brian j.

You Want a What? I spit out the water I was drinking when I read that--HILARIOUS!!!!!!! John really should talk more, he's very funny.

Oh god, he really is a riot. Although some of the questions we get in make me laugh just as hard. At least he's a good sport!

-Lis

My favorite was how he said "Charles Mingus" my other favorite was how he answered questions from so many ledgies i knew!! My other favorite was him saying Stevie had one of the dirtiest laughs he's heard on a woman.

Me too - that one and the fact that Stevie has the "dirtiest" laugh he's heard from a woman ;) LOVE IT!

Paula

Yes, the You Want a What and We Shd HA Had a Pre Nup was by far my favorite of thius batch. And I was so happy John gave us such a good amount this time. Not 2 questions and wait 5 days. He really fed us this time. I just wish he'd give us at least a few favorite songs. For the 5th time he said again, Oh I love all the songs, none stand out, I just like playing. My god John, pick some favorites :laugh:

Yes, he was quite productive today! I sent another batch and have gotten a few of those back; I'm hoping the others will come in later, but in any case there will be a few more posted tomorrow.

His answers are so worth the wait. (However it is agonizing when he sends one answer and then nothing. It's like having a drop of water in the desert!) :laugh:

-Lis

I added the other four he sent today; was gonna do it tomorrow but my daughter's bday party is this weekend (she turns 8 on FMac Day, October 10th ! :p ) and things may be hectic. So they're up now!

-Lis

Thank you so much! This is my favorite from the new batch:
"I like some of the Dave Mathews and John Mayer stuff, but the majority of it is puke to me." :laugh: :laugh:

WOOOO!!! He answered my question!
 

Hi there John! Thanks again for doing this Q&A for us! Thank you, also, for the years of spectacular music, it's touched my life more than I can explain in words.

The great ones never leave us, and you are one of the great ones. What would you like your headstone to say about you? (Christy, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.A.)


"I'LL BE BACK."
Love and thanks! McVie

LMAO!! That is greatness. :)

I'm TOO honored:)
 

A question that to me initally was kind of a goof...HE ANSWERED!!! :) :) :)
You gotta admit though, the whole "Tusk" life-size cut-out thing WAS hilarious!!!
I am tickled pink!
:) celestenadia

A few more are up today, Oct. 12th!

-Lis

Thank you!
"Now we have a little time off, I'm getting back into it. Going to move from 35mm to "Medium Format". I've been scouring "E-Bay" for a deal."
Wait...John shops for "deals"?!
I loved how he said George Sanders should play him in the movie. Did you know George's suicide note said "I'm bored"? :laugh:

I love these answers from John. He's a hoot. And he's right....Montgomery Clift would have made a wonderful Lindsey!